Historical events on March 22
MARCH 22, 2004
Palestinian imam Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a founder and the spiritual leader of Hamas, was killed by an Israeli missile as he left early morning prayers.
Imam is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of
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MARCH 22, 1784
The Emerald Buddha (pictured), considered to be the sacred palladium of Thailand, was installed in its current location at Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
The Emerald Buddha is an image of the meditating Gautama Buddha seated in a meditative posture, made of a semi-precious green stone,
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MARCH 22, 1942
Second World War: British and Italian naval forces fought the Second Battle of Sirte in the Gulf of Sidra north of Libya.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 22, 1984
Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.
Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific coast south of El Segundo, west
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MARCH 22, 1871
William Woods Holden, Governor of North Carolina, became the first U.S. state governor to be removed from office through impeachment.
William Woods Holden was an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th governor of North Carolina. He was appointed by
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MARCH 22, 1638
Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her participation in the Antinomian Controversy.
Anne Hutchinson was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay
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MARCH 22, 1896
Charilaos Vasilakos (pictured) won the first modern marathon in preparation for the inaugural Summer Olympics.
Charilaos Vasilakos was a Greek athlete and the first man to win a marathon race. He also won a silver medal for
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MARCH 22, 1913
Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
Phan Xích Long, also known as Hồng Long, born Phan Phát Sanh, was a Vietnamese mystic and geomancer who raised an unsuccessful
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MARCH 22, 1992
USAir Flight 405 crashed in Flushing Bay shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, killing 27 people, and leading to studies into the effects of ice on aircraft.
USAir Flight 405 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City, New York, and Cleveland,
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MARCH 22, 1943
British propaganda radio station Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik began broadcasting to German submariners.
The Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik, was a British propaganda radio station operational during the Second World War. The station was the idea of
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MARCH 22, 1995
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned from the space station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-20 after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.
An astronaut is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member
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MARCH 22, 1312
Pope Clement V issued a bull dissolving the Order of the Knights Templar.
Pope Clement V, born Raymond Bertrand de Got, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5
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MARCH 22, 1765
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp.
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament
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MARCH 22, 2014
A massive landslide in Oso, Washington, killed 43 people after engulfing a rural neighborhood, the largest death toll for a standalone landslide in U.S. history.
A major landslide occurred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oso, Washington, United States, on March 22, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. local time. A
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